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gehen — to go, to walk; to leave

gehen is the #58 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to go, to walk; to leave” and is pronounced /ˈɡeːən/.

#58frequency rank
0.17%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of gehen

FormWhat it isMeaning
gehthe/she · presenthe/she goes
gingpastwent
gegangenpast participlegone
seinauxiliary verb
geheninfinitiveto go
gehend-ing formgoing
geheI · presentI go
gehenwe · presentwe go
geheI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I go
gehenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we go
gehstyou · presentyou go
gehtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) go
gehestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you go
gehetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) go
gehenthey · presentthey go
gehehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she go
gehenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they go
gingI · pastI went
gingenwe · pastwe went
gingeI · subjunctive II (would / if)I would go
gingenwe · subjunctive II (would / if)we would go
gingstyou · pastyou went
gingtyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) went
gingestyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would go
gingstyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would go
gingetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would go
gingtyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would go
ginghe/she · pasthe/she went
gingenthey · pastthey went
gingehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if)he/she would go
gingenthey · subjunctive II (would / if)they would go
gehyou · commandgo!
geheyou · commandgo!
gehtyou (pl.) · commandgo! (to several)
gehnalternative

← #57 aller · #59 wollen →

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